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388 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 55, 57. 1922. Gas 8°'°*¤°¤· shall include the rental and use of gas governors, when ordered bg pmm. the Secretary of the Treasury in writmg: Provided, That renta · R°“°°* shall not be aid for such gas governors greater than 35 per centum of the actual, value orf the gas saved thereby, which saving shall be determined b such tests as the Secretary of the Treasury shall uiicisvi-&°¤i¤i¤`i:i. °°n` direct: Prmzigd further, That the Secretary of the Treas is authorized to contract for the purchase of fuel for public bu1 under the control of the Treasury Department in advance of availabilit of the a ropriation for the payment thereof. Such contracts,yhowever, shiill not exceed the necessities of the ciurent · fiscal ear. ,,§°“*°"Y °‘ "““’“· Lanils and other property of the.United States: For custody, care, 1i~S-¤¤·s.=··w. mv. rotection, and expenses 0 sales of lands and other property of the pm United States, acquired and held under sections 3749 and 3750 of the Revised Statutes,_the examination of titles, recordinglof deeds, advertising, and auctioneers’ fees m connection therewi , $150. m¤°°“*¤°°°*· MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, TREASURY DEPARTMENT. HgI¤;g¤,;¤·gh_ grliiggys Ammon PHNTING nous: ron mm mmm. . · · Expenses. To enable the American Printing House for the Blind more adee · quately to provide books and apparatus for the education of the V°*- “· P- *7* blind in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved August 4, 1919, $40,000. ·. Approved, February 17, 1922. _ °· T;lI;ii§k CHAP. 5’7.——An Act To authorize association of producers of agricultural products. u c, 0.146. _ Be it enacted by tbe Senate and House of Representatives of the United u.g?§“°“]""°1 p'°d` States of America in Congress assembled, That persons engaged in the du*};n**9°§**g; glgrggg production of agricultural products as farmers, planters, ranchmen, mg, exo.: mm pm- dairymen, nut or fruit growers ma act together in amociations, cor- `£·;i§i.IQ$$]$,°§?£`iiE;§tYii porate or otherwise, Yith orkwitliputdplplgital §t0ck,k1n collectively rocessi , re arin or mar et, an , an ‘mar etinv in inter· Agsucamac. gtate anndg fgreiign cgmmerce, such products of persons sg en aged. Such associations may have marketing agencies in common; and such ,{?;"”{*g· for mmm, associations and their members may make the necessary contracts b¤¤¤¤¤¤. and agreements to effect such purposes: Provided, however, That such alslsociations age oppratcd fog the; mutual benegittlpf ft}? pigmbers R,,,,u,,,,,,,,,,,,_ thereo ,assuc pro ucers, an con orm to one or 0 0 the o owing re mrements: V°““g "°“°'· iltirst. That no member of the association is allowed more than one vote lilecause of the amount of stock or membership capital he may own therein, or, Dmd°“dl’m‘”“°"‘ Second. That the association does not pay dividends on stock or mepinbership capital in lexcpci of 8 per centum per annum. dinanycasetot e o owi : ,,,D*§,§‘,§,§,',},,,'1_.§'§"“§§? Third. That the association shrill not deal in the products of non- “*'*°*°d· members to an amount greater in value than such as are handled by C bm _ A it for members. _ _ ,w§‘§§,, §"Z,§{’,‘i',§,‘§g Sec. 2. That if the Secretary of Agriculture shall have reasonto {§*d°·.°*°·»*>Y ¤¤¤¤¤P· believe that any such association monopohzes or restrams trade in gpnee or products. . . . mterstate or foreign commerce to such an extent that the price of any agricultural product is unduly enhanced by reason_thereof, he shall serve upon such association a complaint stating his charge in that respect, to which complaint shall be attached, or contained therein, Harm; py sem. a notice of hearing, specifying a day and place not less than thirty “" °‘ """'”“‘“‘°· days after the service thereof, requiring the association to show cause